disgusting-life
I'm so tired I could sleep forever
- Dec 25, 2025
- 4
Okay, so I've read that for the first 30 seconds, you feel nothing. Nothing, in this sense is relative, you could feel light-headedness, initial anxiety, or an urge for a deeper breath.
Then, 30 seconds to a minute later, that's the self rescue window. This is also when the hypercapnic alarm (air hunger, terror) peaks. It's the only time the conscious mind knows it must act. If the bag is tied over tightly and properly, add that to the brain hypoxia simultaneously starting around that time, fueling the loss of coordination, proper judgement, planning, fine motility and cognitive function, then it's even more difficult to get your fingers to do what should be done, which is to untie the bag.
The survival instict is therefore nullified and rendered ineffective by the simultaneously occurring brain hypoxia that causes neurological impairment.
Unconsciousness from cerebral hypoxia typically occurs between 1 to 2 minutes, sometimes sooner. This is the beautiful point of no return for self-rescue.
After unconsciousness, the heart continues beating for a few minutes using the the remaining oxygen.
Irreversible brain damage begins after 4 to 5 minutes of total oxygen deprivation and cardiac arrest follows.
The only potential hurdles I see is the risk of being interrupted and the damned survival instict.
So if one makes sure to eliminate the risk of being interrupted or found for at least 10 minutes.( I think the method should take around 6 minutes though.)
Also, and if the rope is tightly secured...
P.S. • struggling or panicking increases metabolic rate and oxygen consumption, thereby shortening the time to unconsciousness.
• Smaller bag helps drastically
• Hyperventilation first: If one takes several deep breaths for about 30 to 60 seconds before sealing the bag. It lowers CO₂ levels temporarily, which could possibly delay the panic signal but not delay hypoxia. This could allow unconsciousness to occur with little to no warning, maybe just light-headedness, tunnel vision.
This is the best outcome because by the time the CO₂ levels build up enough (from their already lowered state due to the hyperventilation), one is already unconscious or much too impaired to act.
Please, are these facts correct?
If the facts are correct, I think this would be my method of choice.
Then, 30 seconds to a minute later, that's the self rescue window. This is also when the hypercapnic alarm (air hunger, terror) peaks. It's the only time the conscious mind knows it must act. If the bag is tied over tightly and properly, add that to the brain hypoxia simultaneously starting around that time, fueling the loss of coordination, proper judgement, planning, fine motility and cognitive function, then it's even more difficult to get your fingers to do what should be done, which is to untie the bag.
The survival instict is therefore nullified and rendered ineffective by the simultaneously occurring brain hypoxia that causes neurological impairment.
Unconsciousness from cerebral hypoxia typically occurs between 1 to 2 minutes, sometimes sooner. This is the beautiful point of no return for self-rescue.
After unconsciousness, the heart continues beating for a few minutes using the the remaining oxygen.
Irreversible brain damage begins after 4 to 5 minutes of total oxygen deprivation and cardiac arrest follows.
The only potential hurdles I see is the risk of being interrupted and the damned survival instict.
So if one makes sure to eliminate the risk of being interrupted or found for at least 10 minutes.( I think the method should take around 6 minutes though.)
Also, and if the rope is tightly secured...
P.S. • struggling or panicking increases metabolic rate and oxygen consumption, thereby shortening the time to unconsciousness.
• Smaller bag helps drastically
• Hyperventilation first: If one takes several deep breaths for about 30 to 60 seconds before sealing the bag. It lowers CO₂ levels temporarily, which could possibly delay the panic signal but not delay hypoxia. This could allow unconsciousness to occur with little to no warning, maybe just light-headedness, tunnel vision.
This is the best outcome because by the time the CO₂ levels build up enough (from their already lowered state due to the hyperventilation), one is already unconscious or much too impaired to act.
Please, are these facts correct?
If the facts are correct, I think this would be my method of choice.
